Roderick Campbell
| Roderick Campbell | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Fife | |
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In office 5 May 2011 – 6 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Iain Smith |
| Succeeded by | Willie Rennie |
| Majority | 2,592 (8.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 June 1953 Edinburgh |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | Exeter University |
| Occupation | Advocate |
Roderick Campbell (born 15 June 1953 in Edinburgh) is SNP politician, who was MSP for North East Fife from 2011 to 2016.
Campbell was educated at Reading School and graduated BA (Hons) in politics from Exeter University. He received a LL.M in human rights law from the University of Strathclyde.
Campbell first qualified as a solicitor, in both England and Wales and Scotland, and rose to become partner in a multinational firm of lawyers based in London. In 2008 he was called to the bar in Scotland. He is a practising member of the Faculty of Advocates.
Campbell joined the SNP in 1995.
Campbell stood for the North East Fife constituency in the 2005 and 2010 Westminster elections, although he was not successful and Menzies Campbell remained the MP. He also stood unsuccessfully in the Scottish Parliament elections of 2007, where Iain Smith successfully held the North East Fife seat.
As a MSP he has been a member of the European and External Relations Committee and the Justice Committee.[1]
References
- ↑ "Current MSPs: Roderick Campbell". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
External links
- Members Page at the Scottish Parliament
- Roderick Campbell's Twitter page
- Roderick Campbell's SNP page
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